Archive June 2013

I have long been intrigued by the notion that art doesn’t have to be large in scale to be monumental in feel and that small-scale objects or pictures can pack a hefty punch. Never to be forgotten was a small, compelling painting which I saw at the BP Portrait Award 2011. It was Tomas Georgeson’s […]

The work of many different artists is inspirational at particular times, depending on what aspects of process, technique or subject I’m grappling with at the time. Here are a few recent favourites: W. Barnes-Graham, William Scott, Egon Schiele, Magritte, Howard Hodgkin, Juan Gris, Morandi, Richard Diebenkorn, Peter Kinsey, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Titian, Carravaggio, Luis […]

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About the work

The work has reached the point where the images take the form of constructed paintings in which the component layers are painted and then assembled on to a surface. I’m intrigued by the contrast between the fluidity of the paint when working these layers and their transformation into hard edged shapes and forms when assembled onto the painted surface. The layers are structured in such a way as to partially conceal the underlying surfaces, constraining what is exposed or what might be revealed.

Works in paper

For some time I've been working on a series exploring facades - primarily building facades. I explore ideas about access and what is hidden or revealed by a facade. I find them tantalising. They invite speculation on the endless human histories and activities which a building has contained over time. Some of the buildings which have inspired my images have been swept away by urban regeneration.